Utility of DNA methylation to assess placental health

Placenta

Volumn 64, Issue , 2018, Pages S23-S28

  Wilson, Samantha L ^a,b   Robinson, Wendy P ^a,b  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell type composition; DNA methylation; Epigenetic wide association studies; Intrauterine growth restriction; Placental insufficiency; Preeclampsia; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; ANIMAL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 85038921303     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.12.013     Document Type: Article

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